The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-03-31
For the Eaton Democrat.
THE
that Brought 1t About.
The Great Struggle for Lib
erty and lhe Effects OF
the Same.
Continual

(Continued.)
The most noted man of France
who came to assist the Americans
was Lafayette, a brilliant young
officer, who left position and wealth
behind in order to assist the cause.
After the battle of Long Island, in
Washington made his mas
terly retreat through New Jersey,
Lafayette was told of the despair
ing condition of the country, then
so poor hat it could not provide
him a conveyance. Then, said he,
this is the time when I car render
the most essential service. He pro-
vided a vessel for himself. His ar
rival caused heartfelt joy. Wash
ington received him as a son, and
Congress made him a Major-Gen-
eral. Some of the ether noted for
eigners were John Dekalb, Frede-
rick Steuben, Thaddeus Kosciusko
and Count Casimir Pulaski. But
in the attack upon Savannah the
noble Polish patriot, Pulaski, was
MORALLY wounded. Having lost
his father and brother in the de-
Tense of his country, and he him
self outlawed, came over to fight
for Ithe independence of America.
At first he served as a volunteer.
During the second year of the wal
he commanded an independent
corps of cavalry, lancers and light
infantry, called Pulaski's Legion.
He was buried in the Savannah
river, and in 1924, when Lafayette
visited this country, he laid the
cornerstone of a monument to his
memory by the people of Savan-
nah. The gallant Sergeant Casper,
whose daring bravery shall always
be recollected, was also killed in
this battle. There was also a par
ty sprung up about this time, 1730,
called Partisan Patriots" who did
valuable service in the cause of In
dependence. Such men as Stump
ter, Marion and Pickens, who with
small bodies of sharpshooters car
ried on a kind of guerrilla warfare,
and on many occasions h~arrassed
the British. They were not con-
nected with the main army, but
confined their operations to their
homes. They were thoroughly i'm
bued with the love of Liberty and
were death and destruction to To-
ries or small bodies of British
troops.
And also about this time the peo'
pie were surprised by the attempt
of a man, who had been a gallant
defender of his country, whom WE
will call Arnold, who had by the
extravagant use of money become
involved, and offered to betray in
to the hands of the British the i'm.
portant post of West Point, of whicl
he had purposely obtained possess
!, ion. AS 1 have said, by extrava
| gance and gambling, he had involv
ed himself in debt, and to extricat,
himself had used public money
for which he was tried, sentenced
; and reprimanded by the Command
, er-in-Chief. Stung by the reprooi
| he determined upon revenge. I'll
at once opened a correspondence
and arranged terms with the Brit
5 ish Gen. Clinton. Major Andre
5 an accomplished young officer
went into the American lines t.
: confer with Arnold. On his wa,
back he was captured and deliver
ed to their commander, Col. jaime
son, and on Andres person wa
5 found papers which revealed tn
treachery which was under contem
plation. Arnold learning of this
and that his plans were frustrated
5 escaped to the British army. TIL
e death of Andre was mourned b
friends and foes, and Clinton trie
\ ! every means to effect his release
i but could not obtain it, only b
: giving Arnold in return; but b
g could not conscienciously violat
n his trust with the traitor" an
Andre was hanged at Tappan, \
j., in Oct, 1880. Arnold receive
10000 pounds and a commissio
S as Brigadier-G General for his tres
g son. He wreaked his malice upo
!, the Americans by devastating di
ferent portions of the country, an
y even his old native home, in whic
he committed many depreciation
S of violence. After the war he II
e turned back to England, and wa
treated with universal contemp
Years after, the celebrated Tally
I rand intended to visit this country
desired letters of Introduction fro1
:, Arnold, but he received in reply
Il was born in America and live
there to the prime of my life bu
alas! l can not call no man i
5 America my friend"
: We have nowspoken ofthe cause
that brought about this great strue
gle, and also spoken of some of tn
: most pointed facts and the way
by which they were made memorf
BILE. But there is one more {
which I wish to speak, and that
the battle Of Yorktown, the surrer
!; der of CORVALLIS. Washingto
" and his able Generals besieged th
place, and SO complete were tn
plans that on October 10th, after
fierce engagement, he a compel
ed to surrender his whole arm,
which numbered about 1000 mel
and all his munitions of war. TIL
!. engagement tff.ctually ended IL
L war. England saw the utter in
S possibility of subduing the rebels